Islands of Change

The article presents information related to organizational change. Basically, there are three key components of organizational change: strategy, tactics and people. Strategy is essential in organizational change, because without a plan or a vision, there is no direction. In organizations today, there are people working very hard, using every tool at their disposal, to help improve processes and achieve change. But without understanding their company's strategy or vision, they simply may be moving in the wrong direction, and, ultimately, end up where they started. When implementing organizational change, it's vital to realize that people are the most important component of change. Without them, all of the change strategy and tactics together would accomplish nothing. Many people reside happily throughout their entire careers on their islands of choice. That's because people tend to form tribes. The tribe may be a functional department at work or a professional membership association. In order to effectively lead change efforts in an organization, a change leader should visit other tribes on other islands to gain an understanding of the language and tools they use.